Chinese Communist Army Soldier Opposite Sha Tau Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong 1980
This was an aspect of the job I found far more palatable than chasing illegal immigrants (IIs) seeking to enter Hong Kong for a better life. We had Observation Posts (OPs) along the Sino-Hong Kong border for monitoring Chinese Communist Army activity. These were equipped with powerful binoculars and long lens cameras, although this photograph was taken with my personal camera. This was from an A Company OP at Sha Tau Kok.
Taken during an Op Culex tour in late 1980. Op Culex was the name for support of the Hong Kong government in stemming the tide of illegal immigrants from the People's Republic of China. This was a Sisyphean task until the HK government ended the policy of granting residence permits to those who managed to make it to HK Island. Numbers dropped dramatically after that.
Chinese Communist Army Soldier Opposite Sha Tau Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong 1980
This was an aspect of the job I found far more palatable than chasing illegal immigrants (IIs) seeking to enter Hong Kong for a better life. We had Observation Posts (OPs) along the Sino-Hong Kong border for monitoring Chinese Communist Army activity. These were equipped with powerful binoculars and long lens cameras, although this photograph was taken with my personal camera. This was from an A Company OP at Sha Tau Kok.
Taken during an Op Culex tour in late 1980. Op Culex was the name for support of the Hong Kong government in stemming the tide of illegal immigrants from the People's Republic of China. This was a Sisyphean task until the HK government ended the policy of granting residence permits to those who managed to make it to HK Island. Numbers dropped dramatically after that.